Lake Ahquabi offers quality angling for bass, bluegill, crappie, redear sunfish and channel catfish. Largemouth bass were surveyed up to 19.5 inches, with most fish between 11- and 16.5-inches. Bluegill were sampled in good abundance with decent numbers of angler preferred 7.5- to 8.5-inch fish. Black crappies surveyed in 2018 were mostly 9- to 10.5-inches with a group of 6- to 7-inch fish following up. Redear sunfish are very abundant and reaching good size. Many 7.5- to 10-inch redears were surveyed. Channel catfish were present in good numbers in a 2017 survey and most abundant in the 12- to 15-inch range with fish surveyed up to 29 inches.(2019)

Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases

The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information. Here is a list of current fish consumption advisories for Iowa lakes and rivers.